Elevation (Broché)

CASTLE ROCK is a small town, where word gets around quickly. That's why Scott Carey wants to confide only in his friend Doctor Bob Ellie about strange condition : he's losing weight, without getting thinner, and the scales register. the. -. same whether he is in his clothes or out of them, no matter. how heavy they are. Scott also has new neighbors who have opened a "fine dining experience" in town, although it's an experience being shunned by the locals : Deirdre McComb and her wife Missy Donaldson don't exactly conform to a lifestyle the community approves of.
And now Scott seems trapped in a feud with the couple over their dogs dropping their businessen his lawn. Missy may be warm and friendly, but'Defrdre lams cold as ice. As the town prepares for its unnuaf Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott begins to understand the prejudices the women face, and tries to help. Unlikely alliances form, and the mystery of Scott's affliction brings out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.